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Born in Zagreb, Croatia, Nenad graduated as a civil engineer from the University of Rijeka. Classically trained in violin and flute, then bitten by the Rock n Roll bug, he formed his own band whose first album reached number one in his home land. Scored some films, released some albums - two reached No. 1 in Europe, traveled around Europe.....and headed for the USA. Within two years he recorded his first US album. More movie scores, starting on a new album, then war erupted in his home. When genocide occurred in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia, Nenad focused his musical talents and influence to help stop the war and not on commercial records. Nenad shared the stage with Luciano Pavarotti, The Chieftains, Bono, U2, Meat Loaf, Michael Bolton, Dolores ORiordan and many others at the Pavarotti and Friends Concert Together For The Children Of Bosnia. Over 100 million people have seen the video "Can We Go Higher?" which was produced and directed by Nenad to help children who lost their parents in the war.
But now "A Thousand Years of Peace" is out and contains the song "Can We Go Higher?" that international audiences have applauded. "Can We Go Higher?" may be the most recognized song on "A Thousand Years of Peace" yet the other fifteen selections are full of music - many internationally recognized artists round out this well produced album. From the immediately recognizable voices of actors Martin Sheen and Michael York, to rock legends Garth Hudson (The Band), Vince Welnick (The Grateful Dead), Graham Maby (Joe Jackson, They Might Be Giants) and Blue Adriatic - the guest list is impressive. The production ranges from mysterious ("I Never Told You") to wistful ("The Roads Come Back") to flat out rock ("WWW//WWW") - the percussive enhancements are perfectly placed - take a listen!
NENAD BACH
Citizen of the World
Nenad is a recording artist, composer, and performer who recorded for Sony, Universal, Decca, Polygram and many other labels. Two of his albums reached No. 1 in Europe, and to date he has sold over one million records. In addition, he has performed all over the world with a wide range of artists, including Luciano Pavarotti, Bono & The Edge (U2), Brian Eno, Indigo Girls, Richie Havens, Garth Hudson & Rick Danko (The Band), Vince Welnick (Grateful Dead), Graham Maby (They Might Be Giants, Joe Jackson), Martin Sheen, Michael York, John Malkovich, Ellen Burstyn, and many more. He performed at Woodstock 94, and in 1998 he made a compilation album with Bruce Springsteen, Leonard Cohen and Allen Ginsberg. In March 1999, he opened the Miss Universe pageant in Europe. On his most recent tour he performed his music accompanied by Klapa Sinj, a Croatian a capella group, in New York City, Washington D.C. and Chicago.
Nenad also writes and records music for film and theater. He has scored many features and short films. One such project was "King of Cool," a biopic about the life of Steve McQueen which premiered on American Movie Classics (AMC), to over 65 million households. Another was "Life beyond Timothy Leary". Subsequently, Nenad scored the Mladen Juran film "Transatlantic", which was the Croatian entry for Best Foreign Film in the 1999 Academy Awards and a film directed by Burt Young called "Murder on Mott Street". Other projects include "The Making and the meaning of We Are Family" film by Danny Schechter in 2002, "Justice" by Evan Oppenheimer in 2003, "Freedom from Despair" by Brenda Brkusic in 2004. Recently Nenad contributed to the score of "Random Lunacy," the award winning documentary about Poppa Neutrino and the Neutrino family by Victor Zimet and Stephanie Silber.
Nenad is also a record producer with a special interest in documenting the fascinating but little-known musical traditions of his
homeland, Croatia. His most recent work includes the production of four new SACDs (super audio compact discs) of a capella music from Croatia (by Klapa Sinj, Klapa Fa Lindjo, Klapa Navalia and Klapa Luka). These followed three previously released a cappella albums: "Fire on the Sea," by Klapa Fortunal; "Following the Cross," a collection of Lenten chants based on 600-year-old Gregorian Chants by the Pharos Cantors; and "Novaljo, Novaljo," by Klapa Navalia. The klapa music produced by Nenad was one of the highest rated programs on the long-running NPR radio program "Millenium of Music," hosted by Robert Aubry Davis.
Nenad's work and his life story have been featured on all the major US TV networks (CBS, ABC, NBC), on CNN, on Sky Channel, and on TV channels in Russia, France, Germany, Italy, Great Britain, Spain, Japan, and many other countries. Press coverage has been similarly widespread, ranging from The New York Times to Billboard, from The Washington Post to Corriere Della Sera, and from The Boston Globe to the New York Daily News.
Nenad sang in the new recordings of "We Are Family" benefit for the Sept. 11th fund as well as scored the film "The Making and the Meaning of We Are Family". He recently completed work as a language consultant for the literature and film project for four of the Harry Potter books.
Nenad is the creator and editor of CROWN (Croatian World Network, www.croatia.org ), an internet-based news and information source for Croatians and friends of Croatia throughout the world. The site posts news of interest and now features an interactive calendar for posting of events.
In 2006 Globus Magazine listed Nenad Bach as one of the 100 most influential Croatians in the world.
The long-awaited new album desired by his many fans from all over the world, called "Everything is Forever" is in the recording stage and will be released in 2008. Several songs will feature the sounds of his homeland by incorporating Croatian a cappella singers.
Through his singing and songwriting Nenad's goal is to spread the message of joy and universal peace.
Hi there, My second single and video clip off my Self titled Debut EP
has just been released to radio and is now sitting at #25 on CMC's Top
30. You can check out my new single and video clip 'You Better Run' on
www.toridarke.com Would love your support by requesting me on CMC http://www.countrymusicchannel.com.au/cmc/Requests.aspx and helping me to climb the charts.
Thank you very much for the Link Up & Sharing Your Music
Nice to meet you through cyberlink!
Keep up the Great Work!
Wishes you All the Best in 2009!
Enjoy your Week!
Greetings. I just wanted to thank you for your continued support and invite you to have a first listen on myspace to the tracks off the new EP "Monster & Minstrel" due out later this month. Bright stars to you! Ahmond
You ROCK! Thanks for being a friend and for all your hard work. Hope to see you at the 3rd annual Utica Music and Arts Fest. Over 250 performers in over 20 venues for 3 DAYS! Including the Utica Tattoo Fest and the Utica Greens Fest!
First 50 performers to submit and get accepted will receive special VIP passes to next year’s event! Visit our site for more info and performer submissions. Have a great day!
www.uticamusicandartsfest.comwww.twitter.com/uticamusicfest
Hope to see you in September!
Hi Nenad Bach! Thanks for the ad ;) I love your music- straight from the heart. Thank you so much for sharing it with me its an honour to have you on board! You are brilliant with what you do. Keep shining. Please watch my music video called 'Pray' and let me know what you think- I would really love that. I wish you all the very best with your recent endeavours.
Angie releases her second solo album 'Eat My Shadow' in Australia tomorrow!
We have a very special deal for you all, JB Hi-Fi are offering a SIGNED, TWO DISC edition of Angie's album.
The
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On top of that we're offering a beautiful Angie Hart tea-towel (dishcloth to you Americans!) as part of the deal. Be quick!
NEW TUNES, NEW TUNES. 2 new songs up on my page for you to hear, plus the link to download for free if you love it. I'm really excited to get the new music out there so I hope you enjoy it. Jonny
So glad you could make it onboard with all my friends.
Listen to my debut EP here on MySpace.
Plus, I have a new studio album coming out in 2 weeks. Stay tuned! Hoping to hear more from you. Have a great day. FF